Mental health in the middle east An egyptian perspective

Okasha, Ahmed

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(99)00003-3

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“…Twenty-eight suicide completers and 11 control subjects were recruited for this study. Brodmann areas (BAs) 4,6,10,11,44,45,46, and 47; the region encompassing BA 8 and 9 (BA 8/9) from the left hemisphere (gray matter only); and the cerebellum were carefully dissected. Sectioning was performed at 4°C, and sections were snap frozen in isopentene at −80°C.…”

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Alternative Splicing, Methylation State, and Expression Profile of Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Frontal Cortex of Suicide Completers

Ernst

Deleva²,

Deng³

et al. 2009

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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Alternative Splicing, Methylation State, and Expression Profile of Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Frontal Cortex of Suicide Completers

Ernst

Deleva²,

Deng³

et al. 2009

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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“…Little empirical data exists to substantiate either of these claims. Basit and Hamid (2010) found no evidence of somatization in a sample of 875 AMIs, but somatoform disorders appear prevalent among non-US Muslim samples (Al-Subaie & Alhamad, 2000;Okasha, 1999). Regarding the link between somatization and stigma, there have been no direct tests of this hypothesis.…”

Section: Microsystem Mental Health Stigmamentioning

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American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

Phillips¹,

Lauterbach²

2017

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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Researchers have found that many American Muslim immigrants (AMIs) suffer from mental health problems, and an array of studies have identified racism and mental health stigma as key factors that negatively impact AMI psychological wellbeing. To date, no one has synthesized this literature into a cohesive review. To address this need, we have reviewed literature on racism and mental health stigma using Bronfenbrenner's (1977) Ecological Systems Theory as an intersectional framework. Our findings indicate that AMIs' mental health is impacted by racism and mental health stigma that emanate from distal (i.e., macrosystem) and proximal (i.e., microsystem) settings. We highlight the interactions among these factors, identify gaps in the literature, and detail clinical implications. Specified future directions emphasize the need for more empirical research that considers AMI mental health through a transactional lens.Keywords: Ecological Systems Theory, Islamophobia, Mental Health Stigma, Muslim immigrants, Muslim Mental Health American Muslim immigrant (AMI) mental health is an increasingly salient topic that has received comparatively little empirical attention (Abu-Ras et al.,

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“…Studies suggested that about 20% of people with schizophrenia show unremitting symptoms and increasing disability, and around 35% of them show a mixed pattern with varying degrees of remission and exacerbations of different lengths (3) . In Egypt, schizophrenia is the most common variety of psychosis and represents the major bulk of inpatient in our mental hospital (4) . With the advent of deinstitutionalization, most persons with schizophrenia are now being cared for in the community by their families.…”

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Psychosocial Burden Among Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia in Egypt

Fouad

Fawzi

2013

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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Most studies of family burden have been conducted in developed countries, thus it is important to conduct studies in developing countries, namely Egypt. Aim of the study: To evaluate the psychosocial burden among caregivers of schizophrenic patients. Subjects and Methods: A total of 120 schizophrenic patients attending the outpatient Clinic of Zagazig University Hospital with their primary caregivers, using Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), Caregiver Self Assessment Questionnaire (CSAQ), Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Hamilton Scale of Depression. Results: High level of burden was found mainly among caregivers of disorganized type followed by catatonic type, also high levels of anxiety and depression in disorganized type followed by catatonic type. Conclusion: Schizophrenia is associated with high level of burden on caregiver. So effort should be made to alleviate the burden for better outcome in both patients and caregivers.

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Mental health in the middle east An egyptian perspective

Cited by 86 publications

References 12 publications

Alternative Splicing, Methylation State, and Expression Profile of Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Frontal Cortex of Suicide Completers

Alternative Splicing, Methylation State, and Expression Profile of Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Frontal Cortex of Suicide Completers

American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

Psychosocial Burden Among Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia in Egypt

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